Idina Menzel Defying Gravity Pittsfield, MA 4/3/2008

[anafortun]

I think it's quite late for voice lessons now. Doing Wicked destroyed her already bad (screechy) voice that nowadays, she doesn't sing songs in the original key anymore as she had a very gruelling vocal experience with that show. I think that like Lea MIchelle (as many people have commented on Youtube), Idina sounds more like MINNIE MOUSE than ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS...

[enagtiney]

Sorry, but voice lessons are definitely in order to teach her to modulate her voice. It's so annoyingly squeaky she sounds like Alvin from ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS.

[haleygrace1]

Second anniversary of the most amazing night of my life!! :) That was my first concert of hers, and I'm going to my third this August. Would've been fifth, or seventh, or eighth, but ... people couldn't make it happen. And I'm wearing the shirt I got there right now, I just realized when I saw the date. (Way to ramble.) I love her!!!

[haleygrace1]

Second anniversary of the most amazing night of my life!! :) That was my first concert of hers, and I'm going to my third this August. Would've been fifth, or seventh, or eighth, but ... people couldn't make it happen. And I'm wearing the shirt I got there right now, I just realized when I saw the date. (Way to ramble.) I love her!!!

[haleygrace1]

Second anniversary of the most amazing night of my life!! :) That was my first concert of hers, and I'm going to my third this August. Would've been fifth, or seventh, or eighth, but ... people couldn't make it happen. And I'm wearing the shirt I got there right now, I just realized when I saw the date. (Way to ramble.) I love her!!!

[katebien]

ok, i'm gonna now.... I live in Springfield,MA. SHE WAS SOOOOO CLOSE!!!! BUT SOOOO FAR AWAY! and this performance was only a few days away from my birthday. Man, i would LOVE to see her in concert.

[rycliffmc]

I love her voice!!

[rawrroxee]

i love her singing it solo =]

[sexyeggzy]

I was at this concert as well. Absolutely beautiful performance. Idina has one of the most powerful voices of our day. I hope to catch her again somewhere!

[Elphabawicked]

I was there!  that was the night I got to go backstage after the show and actually meet her! this brings back great memories.

[SarahSchweit]

I REALLY like this version

anyone have an instrumental ?

lol.

[WickedHalo3]

evil number of views....6,666...AHHH freaky

[LucyXenaCL]

I got to see her here for my birthday. I hope she comes back because she is amazing! and such a wonderful person she signed my cd and my shirt!

[jakengabataniperla]

i also love the lower key version of lea salonga.lea and idina are the best broadway product of the 90's.

[jakengabataniperla]

great!

[lindsayrodrigues]

if i onlllly knew she was in MA i TOOOOTALLLLY WOULD HAVE GONE!

[TaylorSwiftFan00]

I'm going to try to see her in concert, and I was wondering, does she swear a lot?? And I also would like to know what Wicked songs she sings, or is this the only one?

[MidgetLoving420]

yes she cusses alot

[elphabasfriend001]

So, what... not being arguementive... she's still the best

[MidgetLoving420]

wow what Im lost haha it doesnt bother me that she cusses i think its hilarious she is amazing

[elphabasfriend001]

sry my mistake it is sry

[rds020790]

Did she take this down a key or two? It sounds a little low?

[xenarulz]

She is amazing!!!

[guitar1130]

i love how she combined defying gravity and the wizard and i

[ElphabaThroppp]

Aww, I was there. She waved to our row! :D

I miss it. I hope she comes back to MA..:(

[lostONstage710]

does she sin this at every concert? cuz i'm seeing her on the 18th and it would kick ass if she sang it then

[bigblonde26]

I'm thinking of going to see her. Can somebody please tell me if this is the only wicked number she usually does, or if she does i'm not that girl or the wizard and I??

[RoryGilmore669]

shes trhe best evr and im her number 1 fan in findlay and thats 12!!!!

[dallaschick]

I cannot move!!!! Thank you kdhaha! :)

[wicked4idina]

i live in new york but i dont get to go to any of her shows and she has done TONS in new york. i love how she sits and sings. she is so comfortable and an amazing singer

[FabianWilliam]

I loved how she picked up her shoes at the end. This was a very different, but lovely version of the song. Do check out the German one done by Pia Douwes. She has one heck of a voice, too. But I still am proud of "our" Elphaba, Willemijn Verkaik. Even though she is Dutch. :D

[Kaitoujeff1984]

Dude, I am sooooo fucking pissed off! I live in CT and this was like totally worth a drive!

[eventsid]

oh my gosh

a-m-a-z-i-n-g

[ItsnotBB9]

Is she barefoot? lol

[drinkupmehearties]

She puts so much emotion into this song that makes her already beautiful performance even better!

[HalfBloodPrincess74]

She's amazing! I love her so much

[MrMrsBugg]

Oh my god! this is precious... Living in England sucks, plus the fact i dont have tickets to chess makes matters worse!!

Idina is truely awesume

Love her

[EvaGreenT]

Pissed off that I didnt know about this... I live in Ludlow ma ... totally would have gone to pittsfield for the day

[nicolahalaha]

was this in new brunswick?

[christineadorno]

no this was in Pittsfield MA

[coconut994777]

She did this song awesomely!

This concert was amaing live!

[bahrtalicious]

LOVE it!! I can't wait to see her in concert, if I ever get to lol

[Kara0122]

oh my gosh.......... she sounds amazing!!!!

[smita004]

Thanks for posting this. Can't wait to see her on 12 May in Chess at the Royal Albert Hall with Kerry Ellis - will be amazing

[SarahIdinaPhreakx3]

yeah same... where are you sitting?

[wickediswicked5]

same im going but im going on the tuesday!

[xXxXCathyXxXx]

ahh im really jealous! i really want to see chess but im not allowed to go :(

[DefyingGravity36]

thanks for posting this

[degeorgetitanic]

I LOVE her version of Defying Gravity. Is it the most pitch perfect DG ever performed by a certain Elphaba, no, but she puts SO MUCH emotion into it. She just makes Elphaba for me. All the other actresses are amazing too, but for me, idina IS elphaba.

[ChanFram]

too bad its in a different key than the original

[uhohspeghettioz]

So beautiful... I <3 Idina and Defying Gravity. I'm counting the minutes until I see her on 4/8.

Thank you so much for posting this!

[bri916]

It's like Idina: the midget...Camerda problems? Haha but thank you for this

[malyak]

and chubby! haha and we all know that Idina is not like that at all!

Thank you so much for posting this!! this is the same version that she did in her concerts back in 2004 but it is still freaking amazing! You rock Dee!! :)

[starryeyeschick]

Haha, yeah...but she is great, though. xD

[Cassix94]

lol she took her shoes off

she must be comfy